Superior Oil Co. v. Johnson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

This appeal is from an order of the district court overruling demurrers to a petition and an intervening petition filed in an action to perfect title in the lessee to certain oil and gas leases and to quiet the fee title to the leased lands in the respective lessors.

The factual situation, disclosed in substance by the petition, follows. John W. Blunk was the owner of many tracts of land. He died in October, 1932, leaving a will, a,widow, five children and the land. The will provided for several cash bequests and devised *711to his wife a life…